Japan vs San Marino: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Japan
84.71 years
in 2023
San Marino
85.71 years
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
San Marino rank
2nd
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index over time
- Japan
- San Marino
How they compare
San Marino currently reports 85.71 years against 84.71 years in Japan, a difference of 1 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was San Marino ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and San Marino ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and San Marino in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | San Marino | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.23 years | 72.28 years | 8.05 years | San Marino |
| 1960s | 70.1 years | 73.71 years | 3.61 years | San Marino |
| 1970s | 74.16 years | 75.14 years | 0.9808 years | San Marino |
| 1980s | 77.66 years | 77.12 years | 0.533 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.87 years | 78.91 years | 0.9672 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 82.1 years | 81.82 years | 0.2799 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 83.66 years | 84.43 years | 0.7708 years | San Marino |
| 2020s | 84.5 years | 84.4 years | 0.096 years | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index, Japan or San Marino?
- San Marino, at 85.71 years against 84.71 years in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index between Japan and San Marino?
- 1 years, with San Marino ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and San Marino?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Japan and San Marino rank globally for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Japan ranks 4th and San Marino ranks 2nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.